subitement

suddenly, all of a sudden

s y . b i t . m ɑ̃
subit to undergo, to endure + ement act or result of
adverb Uncommon #19,629
suddenly, all of a sudden Often describes something happening unexpectedly or very quickly.
FR: Il s'est subitement arrêté.
EN: He suddenly stopped.

Mon père est mort subitement.

My father died suddenly.

— The Road Home (1999)

Elle a pris du poids, subitement.

She gained weight suddenly.

— Le Conte de la princesse Kaguya (2013)

Ziri a subitement sauté.

Ziri suddenly jumped.

Le père de Clorinda était mort subitement, il y avait moins de six mois.

Clorinda’s father had died suddenly less than six months earlier.

Rubens a dû partir subitement.

Rubens had to leave suddenly.

— Je suis toujours là (2024)

Il est mort assez subitement d'une crise cardiaque.

He died quite suddenly of a heart attack.

Subitement, le superviseur a perdu son sang-froid.

Suddenly, the supervisor lost his temper.

La pauvre est claustrophobe, ça la prend subitement.

The poor woman is claustrophobic; it comes on suddenly.

— Volver (2006)

Il était mort subitement.

He had died suddenly.

— 2046 (2004)

Et subitement, pris de rage, lui serrant la gorge, il tenta de le renverser.

And suddenly, overcome with rage, he grabbed him by the throat and tried to knock him over.

Ziri est subitement parti.

Ziri suddenly left.

L'autre soir, tu as disparu subitement.

The other night, you suddenly disappeared.

— Qui suis-je (2014)

Elle m'embrassa subitement.

She suddenly kissed me.

Assez subitement, tu dois admettre.

Quite suddenly, you have to admit it.

— The Man from Earth (2007)

D'autres meurent subitement.

Others die suddenly.

— Nang Nak (1999)

Il avait montré subitement une fatigue extrême.

He had suddenly shown extreme fatigue.

— Le Ruban blanc (2009)

Ziri a subitement crié.

Ziri suddenly screamed.

Sami devint subitement aveugle et sourd.

Sami suddenly became blind and deaf.

C'est arrivé subitement.

It happened suddenly.

— Zootopie (2016)

"Il est temps de vous dire au revoir", dit-il subitement.

“It’s time for me to say goodbye to you,” he said suddenly.

Tom est décédé subitement.

Tom died suddenly.

Pourquoi es-tu apparu si subitement ?

Why did you appear so suddenly?

— Histoires de fantômes chinois (1987)